With immediate effect, Jasdeep Singh Gill, 45, has been nominated by Gurinder Singh Dhillon to take over as patron and “sant satguru” of the Radha Soami Satsang Beas Society.
The Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB), a spiritual organization with its headquarters on the banks of the Beas river near Amritsar, made a significant announcement on Monday: its head, Gurinder Singh Dhillon, has nominated Jasdeep Singh Gill, 45, an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi alumnus and doctorate holder in chemical engineering from Cambridge, as its patron and “sant satguru.”
“Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon has nominated Jasdeep Singh Gill, son of Sukhdev Singh Gill, as patron of the Radha Soami Satsang Beas Society with immediate effect from September 2, 2024,” read a statement from RSSB secretary Devender Kumar Sikri.
“Jasdeep Singh Gill will also succeed Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon as the Sant Satguru of the Radha Soami Satsang Beas Society and will have the authority to give initiation (naam),” Sikri stated. “Baba Ji has expressed that he has wished and requested that the same love and affection be given to Jasdeep Singh Gill in carrying out his “sewa (service)” as patron and sang satguru, just as he has received full support and affection from the’sangat’ following Huzur Maharaj ji.”
Under the guidance of a living spiritual teacher, the sect is directed by the core spiritual principles of the majority of religions.
After serving as Cipla Limited’s chief strategy officer and senior management employee from 2019 until May 31, 2024, Jasdeep Singh Gill announced his resignation. Additionally, he served as a board observer for Achira Labs Private Limited and Ethris. He served as a board member of Wealthy Therapeutics until March 2024. He previously held the positions of president and chairman at Cambridge University Entrepreneurs and executive assistant to the CEO at Ranbaxy.
His master’s degree in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was obtained through an exchange program, and he holds a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Cambridge. The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi is where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biochemical engineering and biotechnology.
